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Tśuķ
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Roleplay posts: 5
Age: 827
Appearance: Tśuķ is a Dīraá, a creature that a human would describe as the unholy mixture between an insect and a snake. Their lower half is a coiling tail remniscent of a snake with the banding of a centipede, while their upper half is a somewhat humanoid figure with the chitinous coating of an insect and two pairs of arms. The upper pair is larger, tipped by hands that are little more than the claws they bear. The lower pair is smaller, delicate, with dextrous hands more suited to fine and difficult tasks. Their flat head is marked by three ink black eyes, and a series of sensory pits that detect heat and sound. Fin-like appendages surround their head, and a series of mostly decorative fans can flare from around their neck and upper back. Two large insectoid wings sprout from their back, wide and rounded like a beetle's, marked at the ends by two large, dark spots. The vast majority of their chitin is an iridescent peacock green, but markings of red-orange and black can be seen when they flare their wings and fans. Altogether, they would perhaps be an intimidating creature, but their size somewhat softens that effect: Tśuķ stands at only one and a half feet tall, small even by Dīraá standards.
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One leather Dīraá-style sling bag, filled with scribe's tools, two week's emergency rations, a set of fine robes, a set of warm robes, a brass mirror, a lantern, lantern oil, blowdarts, a vial of their own poison, climbing hooks, a length of silk rope, and two handfuls of pure silver currency.
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Tśuķ is, quite literally, a born diplomat. In their most recent incarnation, they chose to metamorphize as a Ķáhšātù, a class of Dīraá that acts as an emissary for the swarm. They have spent 47 years in this incarnation, learning politesse and political maneuvering above all other arts. They are proficient at writing and speaking the many dialects of the Dīraá, though they find themselves frustrated by their lack of knowledge concerning the languages and cultures of other Mistborne refugees.

They have some small capacity form magic, though even their paltry talents have been greatly reduced by the Mist. As of now, Tśuķ is only capable of purifying small containers of water and casting preservation charms, and even then, they now require more ingredients and complicated rituals than they ever used to.

Their Emissary status means they are smaller and weaker than their counterparts, but every member of their swarm values hand-to-hand combat as a form of high art, and so Tśuķ is proficient in using their claws and fangs to fight. Their most deadly defense is their own natural venom, which they refine and use in their preferred weapon: blowdarts. The venom causes only sleep and mild paralysis, but it is enough to incapacitate a foe long enough for Tśuķ to finish the job or escape.

Tśuķ has plentiful experience surviving in desert wilderness, capable of surviving the heat and finding shelter and sustenance almost indefinately. Other climates, however, are more of a challenge. Cold climates are especially dangerous, as the cold blooded Dīraá cannot produce their own source of heat. Tśuķ is also, overall, quite fragile, with paper-thin wings and a thin, shimmering carapace. They do best amongst the other members of their swarm, both in terms of physical protection and their very sanity— emissaries can hold out longer than most, but all Dīraá ultimately need the companionship of other Dīraá, and will begin to go mad the longer they are kept seperate from their swarm.
Biography: --------------------------------------
Tśuķ-Þáhsúē-Ķáhšātù-Țóhśē, like all of their people, carries a whole resumé in their title alone. Among the Dīraá, Tśuķ's standard title is "The Nintieth incarnation of the one for whom 'Tśuķ' is shouted, honorable bearer-of-discussion for the swarm of Þáhsúē." Their own people would see it as a great offense to shorten it outside of dire circumstance— Tśuķ has since discovered that outsiders tend to barely manage their shout-name, nevermind their full title. But as a polite and generous diplomat, they've gracefully accepted that pretty much everyone they meet ends up calling them something like "Zook."

Tśuķ has the patience that only a nigh-immortal being can manage, and the friendliness of a creature who has never known a sentient being that does not strive for the good-of-all. Conversely, they are also quite violent: injury and death are mild inconviniences at most, to the Dīraá. Overall, Tśuķ is most definitely in for the culture shock of their life as they pursue their mission as the voice of their swarm.
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Allegiances: The Þáhsúē Swarm
Registered: Jul 22, 2021 21:51:52 GMT -5

Magpie's Plot Thread Jul 31, 2021 9:14:12 GMT -5 Jun of the Celadine likes this

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Post by Tśuķ on Jul 31, 2021 9:14:12 GMT -5

Hello and welcome to the thread where I beg people to throw characters at my plots (and offer to throw my characters at your plots). My main project right now is starting up a city in the southeastern desert, because it's free real estate and I think deserts are pretty neat. So, without further ado, the plot bunnies:

1: A City in the Desert: Pretty much just what it says on the tin. I have an original species trying to make a home in the middle of the desert, and I'd love to have some other desert-dwellers join in. Do you like the idea of locust-snake-people living in tunnels? Do you want to murder the creepy locust-snake-people with fire because you hate bugs? Either way, oh boy do I have some plots for you. Do you want to make your own weird little bug person character? I would be overjoyed (however I would also probably drown you in a mountain of lore, so. Fair warning).

2: Get Tśuķ Some Friends: Tśuķ is having a real rough time. The Ķþaśyeźadu (see: the aforementioned bug people) form sort-of psychic bonds in small groups called "Cohorts." Every member of Tśuķ's Cohort was underground when the flood hit, their deaths leaving Tśuķ alone for the first time in centuries. But since Tśuķ is the only living diplomat, they don't have time to stick around and form new bonds with their own kind. I thought it would be an interesting plot if they started following some other traveler around (possibly in a very irritating fashion, and likely not even speaking the same language) before realizing to their shock that they've begun to form a bond with someone who isn't even the same species. This could also be the catalyst for them starting to understand the more typical humanoid languages. Given that the Ķþaśyeźadu would probably look and sound like dangerous pests to most other species, it's probably for the best if they learn some essential vocabulary quickly.

3: Truces and Trades: as a diplomat, Tśuķ will be wandering around trying to secure alliances, or at least assurances of nonaggresssion, from the other settlements. I think it would be cool if the desert city became a sort of waystop for travellers/merchants crossing the desert; an oasis where anyone travelling the southeast by land can rest and restock.
The Ķþaśyeźadu really, really don't like water, so I think it would be interesting if they came in contact with some aquatic or just very water-positive people.

On the other side of things, always feel free to throw your own ideas at me, either here or on discord. I like making plots happen, so tell me what I can do to help flesh out your story and there's a high chance I'll be down for it.